Stewart McPherson is the owner and manager of Redfern Natural History Publications and author of many of its books. His global explorations have afforded him a place of significance in the botanical world, and many of his worldwide field trips have resulted in the classification of new plant species, with a particular emphasis on carnivorous [...]
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Book of the Week: Peonies of the World, Volume 2: Polymorphism and Diversity
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Peonies of the World, Volume 2: Polymorphism and Diversity Hong De-Yuan What? Second in a three-volume work dedicated to the genus Paeonia. Why? The first volume began this series’ focus on a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the genus Paeonia. This second monograph continues the [...]
Book of the week: Lichens: An Illustrated Guide to British and Irish Species
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Lichens: An Illustrated Guide to British and Irish Species Frank S. Dobson What? New sixth edition of this essential illustrated field guide to British and Irish Lichen. Why? This compact, portable field guide has been updated to conform to the nomenclature of Smith C.W. [...]
Mycologist Geoffrey Kibby on childhood discoveries, woodchip mulch, and his long time passion for the genus Russula
Geoffrey Kibby, senior editor of Field Mycology, and author of two recent best-selling photographic keys to fungi – British Boletes and The Genus Agaricus in Britain - talks about how childhood discovery in a woodland wonderland led to a life spent mushrooming… What first attracted you to the curious world of fungi, and what are your [...]
New botany from Redfern Natural History – coming soon to NHBS
This Autumn sees the publication of four new books from Redfern Natural History, publishers of fantastic titles about unique flora from around the world. Author and publisher Stewart McPherson is the adventurous British geographer who is the force behind Redfern. Many of the books are written by McPherson – and his tireless and diligent approach [...]
Book of the Week: Britain’s Plant Galls: A Photographic Guide
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Britain’s Plant Galls: A Photographic Guide by Michael Chinery What? A photographic guide to the natural history and field identification of the “strange lumps and bumps that we call galls…” (Introduction, p5). Why? Plant galls are a great subject of research for the amateur [...]
Special Offer: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles, 2nd Edition
The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles: An Identification Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae, 2nd ed. Save £15 Pre-order the new second edition of The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles for £110 (reduced from £125). Building on the success of the first edition and featuring contributions from leading experts in [...]
Book of the Week: Atlas of British and Irish Hawkweeds
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Atlas of British and Irish Hawkweeds by David McCosh & Tim Rich What? A new atlas from the BSBI (Botanical Society of the British Isles) detailing the distribution of the various species of Hawkweed found in Britain and Ireland. Why? 30 years of fieldwork [...]
Book of the Week: New Naturalist 117 – Plant Galls
Continuing our weekly selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Plant Galls by Margaret Redfern What? The latest volume in the New Naturalists series takes on one of the more enigmatic aspects of botany. Why? Oak apples, robin’s pincushions, marble galls and witches’ brooms. Margaret Redfern’s expertise on the curious subject of plant [...]
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